But things ended up working out for team skip John Shuster. When he arrived at the airport for his flight back to the United States, he was told that a stranger wanted to trade his first-class seat for Shuster’s assignment in coach.

Some stranger who attended our Gold Medal game heard I was onboard today and offered to trade seats sending me up to First Class. I’m truly humbled by random acts of kindness. Thank you sir, time to double my sleep from the last few days! #NapTime

But they did get a nice welcome from Delta, which got roughed up a bit by the blogosphere after it told the curling team had no first-class upgrades back to the United States.

Hoping to put this to rest…we were never denied anything, simply asked about upgrades, were told very politely the flight was full, and that was that! We hold @Delta in the same high regard we always have. They had a really nice gift presentation for us when we boarded! https://t.co/whsgYJdDdW

United States’s skip John Shuster reacts during the men’s final curling match against Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)